Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2009 Mac Trailer Manufacturing

5MAPA482X9A016635 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
19 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenSep 5, 2024
MI
Last seenApr 22, 2026
OH
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 19 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5MAPA482X9A016635
Make
Mac Trailer Manufacturing
Model
MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING
Model year
2009
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 9, 2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
Decode evidence & sources

Deterministic structure

These fields come directly from VIN positions and the published checksum calculation, with zero store IO.

World manufacturer identifier
5MA

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
PA482

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
2009 or 2039

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
016635

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Make
MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING

Prefix basis · 1,229 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING

Prefix basis · 1,229 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Not established

No sourced model-line label is established.

No source established for this field.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

Federal observation (NHTSA vPIC)

What the federal corpus observed directly for this exact VIN — independent of, and sometimes more specific than, the prefix-level inference above.

Observed model year
2009

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Trailer

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRAILER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 5, 2024 – Apr 22, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 22, 2026OHIII · Driver-only1DUTCH COUNTRY TRUCKING LLC 3027560TUB1830/OH
Mar 13, 2025OHIII · Driver-only0GM WHETSEL TRANSPORT LLC 3118942TRQ4787/OH
Sep 5, 2024MIII · Walk-around2FINLEY HAULING INC 2201706TRQ4787/OH
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DUTCH COUNTRY TRUCKING LLC3027560Apr 22, 2026Apr 22, 20261OH
GM WHETSEL TRANSPORT LLC3118942Mar 13, 2025Mar 13, 20251OH
FINLEY HAULING INC2201706Sep 5, 2024Sep 5, 20241OH
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
TUB1830OHDUTCH COUNTRY TRUCKING LLCApr 22, 2026Apr 22, 20261
TRQ4787OHGM WHETSEL TRANSPORT LLCMar 13, 2025Mar 13, 20251
TRQ4787OHFINLEY HAULING INCSep 5, 2024Sep 5, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026